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Life in Colours

Children’s and adolescents’ experiences, perceptions and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic
Life in Colours: Children’s and adolescents’ experiences, perceptions and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic

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Innocenti Research Report

No. of pages: 100

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Abstract

This report recounts the journeys of a group of adolescents through the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, one of the first countries to be affected by the virus. It is the first product of an in-depth qualitative study that aims to understand the experiences of children and young people from their point of view and through their words.

The data for this project were collected online between February and June 2021 with 114 participants between the ages of 10 and 19, who attended lower and upper secondary schools in 16 regions of Italy, and included children and young people who identify as LGBTQI+, unaccompanied and separated children, and adolescents from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. 

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